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Dear All Would someone with a bit of energy do some hunting around on the web about a strange set of coincidences. This revolves around the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a San Diego-based defence contractor with annual revenues of $5.9 billion. 1. Iraq. Its most prominent role at present in Iraq is the role as the official employer of the Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council (IRDC). SAIC is, the New York Times tells us, officially in charge of the Iraqi side of the temporary government that is being set up under Jay Garner. My overview of IRDC is at: http://middleeastreference.org.uk/irdc.html A second role that SAIC has in Iraq is as behind the "Voice of the New Iraq", the radio station established on 15 April 2003 at Umm Qasr, as the US government propaganda outlet. A particularly interesting feature is that SAIC's Vice President until October 2002 was David Kay, the former IAEA inspector who has been one of the core media pundits on Iraq's weapons, perpetually stressing the imminent threat of Iraq's weapons. He was also coordinator of SAIC's homeland security and counterterrorism initiatives. Conflict of interest, or what? A final Iraq-related link is that SAIC's Corporate Vice President for Strategic Assessment and Development until 7 February 2003 was Christopher Ryan Henry of Virginia, now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 2. the anthrax attacks in the US. There was a SAIC employee until March 2002 who has gone onto achieve some notoriety: Stephen Hatfill. Any thoughts? Anybody want to concoct a plausible story..? Of course, with 38,000 employees, the Hatfill link may just be one-of-those-things. All the best Glen. _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk